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Austin Special Meeting: Executive Session

Tuesday, November 21, 1978 special called
  • Austin city leaders held a special meeting primarily to announce they were immediately entering a closed-door executive session.
  • This private session was authorized under state law, commonly used for sensitive discussions like legal issues, personnel matters, or real estate negotiations.
  • While the specific topics for the executive session were not publicly disclosed, any final actions or votes were stated to be made in a subsequent open meeting.
  • This agenda record concludes with the council proceeding into executive session, with no public policy debates or decisions documented from this meeting.

Full Transcript

IITY Or AUSTIN. TKXAfc MINUT& OF THE CITY COUNCIL qiTY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS i Special Called Counitl Meeting November 21, 1978 4:00 P.M. First Floor Conference Room 124 West Eighth Street The meeting was called io order with Mayor McClellan presiding. Roll Call: Present: Mayor McClellan* Mayor Pro Tern Cooke, Coundlmembers Snell, Hlmmelblau, Trevlno Absent: Coundlmembers Mullen, Goodman Mayor McClellan opened the meeting scheduled for 4:00 P.M., stating that this was a Special Called Meeting of the City Council for the purpose of publicly announcing that It will convene 1n a closed or executive session authorized by Section 2, Paragraphs (e)ยป (f) and (a) of Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and after such closed or executive session any final action, decision or vote with regard to any matter considered In the closed or executive session would be made in open session, should such action, decision or vote be necessary. Mayor McClellan announced that the Council would go Into executive session at this time to fpisider the Items authorized In Section 2, Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of Article 6252-17. Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated. APPROVED ATTttT; city